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america, we see education more as a social issue. it is not something we are investing in to fix the economy. it is something that gets cut when the budget times are tough. >> is a solution really money? america spends more per child on its education and other countries. >> is not an issue of how much wheat we are spending -- how much we are spending. over the last 20, 30 years we have tripled the amount of money we're spending per child on public education, and yet the results have remained stagnant. part of the problem is that we in the u.s. i don't think are using our money wisely or effectively. >> then you start getting into extreme political territory with people having very different views on how that money should be spent. >> right. this is one of the things that we push. transparency with budgets. so that everyone can see where our schools, districts, state's spending education dollars and what kind of return on investment are those dollars getting. if we were able to look at the data from that perspective, then we would hav
america, we see education more as a social issue. it is not something we are investing in to fix the economy. it is something that gets cut when the budget times are tough. >> is a solution really money? america spends more per child on its education and other countries. >> is not an issue of how much wheat we are spending -- how much we are spending. over the last 20, 30 years we have tripled the amount of money we're spending per child on public education, and yet the results have...
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but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing but they're heavy. >> woodruff: what about raising the minimum wage? we just double checked it. it's $7.25 i believe right now. to raise it to $9 an hour? >> well, you know, i think it's a pretty straightforward argument. if you work 40 hours a week, 52 hours or 52 weeks a year, you should rise above poverty. i mean... >> woodruff: that was his argument >> that's the argument. i think it's a straightforward one. $9 an hour. 10 states already linked their minimum wage to inflation. >> the counterargument of course is that actually relatively few people a
but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing...
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they use technology to make education effective and accessible. the internet mobile devices and social tools are giving students new potential, giving those thousands of miles away free access, the best educational institutions in the world. >> anybody in the world should be able to take high quality courses whether at the college level or high school. they should be able to take it freely. >> the amount of investment in ed tech quadrupled to 630 million in 2012. over the same period, the number of companies funded quadrupled from 23 to 95. >> with tablets and open content we can have blended high schools that give hundreds of millions of kids a shot at college and the idea economies. >> one of the areas drawing the most attention is higher education. startups offering free online courses from top universities. like corsara that raised more than $65 million. already generating more than a million dollars in revenue and launching an alliance of educators and employers, nine mayor companies including google and at&t to help them provide training for
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when you talk about jobs and education, i want to ask you, where are the jobs? they are not just trickling down or bubbling up -- there are no jobs in this country. i work for the labor movement -- it is being decimated by the right wing. i will talk about the financial transaction tax -- this is a part of the solution. i want to tell you, i represent registered nurses in the unions across this country. they are of the finest tradition of martin luther king -- they are about humanity. they do not make distinctions among patients. they do not care if you are rich or if you are poor, if you are black or if you are white, if you are a man or if you are a woman -- you are their patient. they protect you, the fight for you. what they're finding is because of profits in the health-care industry, the most inept system in the industrial world, the american medical system -- patients are being pushed out, children are coming with malnutrition. sometimes the only lunches they get are when they go into the emergency room. this -- the shame that basically our decision maker
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how you do education. how you keep driving innovation, how you deal with climate change, they actually expect the united states to take the lead. you know, as much as china is growing, nobody looks to them as a primary role model. . >> rose: because they see the things they do that are not very attractive or because there are so many possibilities of social tension within a country that large? >> ironically it's partly because china is so inward looking. there are people worry, are they get to get-- they've chosen to be answer inward work glg you mean about culture and everything else. >> they don't tell other countries how to do things. and they don't have a global presence. so the vacuum created by the u.s. not having clear views and solving problems is very scary. you know, who is going to fill that void? yeah, there's a lot of great countries around. but we should be proud of the fact that people still expect us to step back, really know want numbers, know the science and come up with solutions. q. as
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>> rose: that is education. >> that is education. with what? what kind of thinking is that? we are going to cut education for those who are aspiring to be in the middle class, to get a higher education, to contribute to the competitiveness of america and we think that is a better cut than to cut subsidies to big oil to make a trillion-dollar? come on. >> rose: so in other words, do you believe that these oil companies would be drilling regardless of what kind of incentives they got from the federal government. >> they are still going to make a trillion-dollar, yeah. >> rose: they would? >> they do. i do. you ask them. they will. >> rose: you are a huge fan of president obama. >> yes, i am. i think he is a visionary leader. thank god he is the president. >> rose: you cleary have made -- you clearly have made -- you make it clear you very much hope hillary clinton runs for president and you will support her enthusiastically. >> i don't offer support until somebody says they are running but i think she would be one of the best prepared people to enter the white house should she
>> rose: that is education. >> that is education. with what? what kind of thinking is that? we are going to cut education for those who are aspiring to be in the middle class, to get a higher education, to contribute to the competitiveness of america and we think that is a better cut than to cut subsidies to big oil to make a trillion-dollar? come on. >> rose: so in other words, do you believe that these oil companies would be drilling regardless of what kind of incentives...
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education, science, innovation, health? >> yea that latin american countries we have a stable democracy, we have a social market economy. the but we need t t build the nw pillars of development which is basically the dramatic proof to improve capital and that requires a very deep educational reform twice or three times as more as much in science and technology, we need to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. we need to produce poverty. those are the main four pillars with which we are committed and those four pillars explain why chile is doing so well. >> rose: if ilook to latin america i see colombia, mexico, chile brazil was growing faster than it is now. it's had a decline but m m be coming back. i also -- and they have all essentially centered on concerned governments, those that i just mentioned on the other hand you have ecuador. tell me about that. how do you explain? >> well, they have to eyes two approaches to philosophy with within latin america. on the one hand you have the alba countries, cuba, ecuador, boli
education, science, innovation, health? >> yea that latin american countries we have a stable democracy, we have a social market economy. the but we need t t build the nw pillars of development which is basically the dramatic proof to improve capital and that requires a very deep educational reform twice or three times as more as much in science and technology, we need to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. we need to produce poverty. those are the main four pillars with which we are...
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we are educated. we have a future and we aim to have our independence -- state our existence in this land. >> reporter: that's exactly what masri thinks, too. >> it's a symbol of the palestinian state and the palestinian state is a big step towards peace. >> martin fletcher talks with a palestinian economist about the critical role entrepreneurs will play in the economic future of the west bank. visit newshour.pbs.org. >>> have you ever counted calories, checked your weight or kept a journal, maybe even worn a podomter to see how many steps you've taken in a day? technology is inspiring a movement. this is actually how 41-year-old bob sometimes sleeps, with his gadget on his head. so when he wakes up, he can see not only how long he slept but also information so detailed he knows when and how long he was in rim sleep, light sleep and deep sleep. >> i tend to have a pointer on 6:00 a.m. where my dog tends to bark at somebody. >> reporter: and this is just the start of bob's data-filled morning routine.
we are educated. we have a future and we aim to have our independence -- state our existence in this land. >> reporter: that's exactly what masri thinks, too. >> it's a symbol of the palestinian state and the palestinian state is a big step towards peace. >> martin fletcher talks with a palestinian economist about the critical role entrepreneurs will play in the economic future of the west bank. visit newshour.pbs.org. >>> have you ever counted calories, checked your...
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no matter whether you know about education or not, let's turn to the banking world. investing in very young children is the best investment you can make. it has the greatest return on investment, and we know that because the first three years of life for the most important for cognitive, social, and emotional development. you are only two years old ones. that is the most significant window of time, and i think there must be an incident or a toddler in here, which brings me to the next point, yes we have class warfare, but it is unusual class warfare. those who are poor are completely left out. it is a bipartisan effort to keep people who are pouring out of the national dialogue. that is why i started witness to hunter, which is working to be able to provide direction testimony on their experiences on raising children in poverty, and i will tell you there are so many conversations. the fact people have been silent for so many years, that is a mass of a trail. the first thing the women who are poor will tell you is that poverty is solvable. they expect nothing less. th
no matter whether you know about education or not, let's turn to the banking world. investing in very young children is the best investment you can make. it has the greatest return on investment, and we know that because the first three years of life for the most important for cognitive, social, and emotional development. you are only two years old ones. that is the most significant window of time, and i think there must be an incident or a toddler in here, which brings me to the next point,...
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. >> "the education of michelle rhee." fr in ontlise made possie by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. additional funding for this program is provided by: >> michelle rhee's journey to national prominence began in 2007. washington dc had just inaugurated a new mayor, adrian fenty. he had won a landslide election and promised to fix the district's abysmal school system. >> the lack of real opportunity for young people drives our unemployment rate, it drives our crime rate, and we can't have that. this is the nation's capitol of the
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that is why education is under assault. that is why i have told you about education, why? because i radically opposed your policy. public education is predicated on the notion that you are concerned about other people's kids and not your own kids. you have got to be concerned about not all the children. not any longer. all of it is -- all of this preoccupation with short-term gain as opposed to long-term integrity is being pushed to the side. i do not care what color you are. that is part of the decadence of our civilization, and we ought to be honest about it. we ought to tell the truth about it. that is the only way we can turn it around. tavis: the you believe there is class warfare in this country? >> i believe there is a fixed between the big boys and the federal reserve, the big boys in the new york banks, and the big boys who wrote songs-franc -- dodd-frank. it creates a government bank coalition. i think it is amazing we went through the last five years and there have been no serious investigations of what happened to all the money. i find myself thinking, i am abo
that is why education is under assault. that is why i have told you about education, why? because i radically opposed your policy. public education is predicated on the notion that you are concerned about other people's kids and not your own kids. you have got to be concerned about not all the children. not any longer. all of it is -- all of this preoccupation with short-term gain as opposed to long-term integrity is being pushed to the side. i do not care what color you are. that is part of...
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board of education. >> absolutely. and there may be a case. >> rose: that's a historic decision! and there may be a case in which i look at what our precedents have been and enough time and evidence is demonstrated like in "brown" that we made a horrifically wrong decision and the courage of any justice, the ones -- the nine men who overturn "plessy v. ferguson," they understood the moment had come and i hope i have the strength to do that, too. but that doesn't mean that that's what you try to do in every case that comes before the court. >> rose: this reminds me of the great senator patrick moynihan where someone famously said had written more books than most senators have read. >> (laughs) i have to say having spent a lot of time talking to him that was an apt saying. not to suggest that senators aren't educated. >> what has come up-- and this has to do with the life you have lived-- this great question of what shape shapes a judge's decision. clearly the law shapes a judge's decision. but there is ot
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this is about educating children. >> who would do that? who would think that that was a good idea, to fire a principal on camera, even if you can't see that principal's face? and i think the answer is just kind of a zealot. someone who so strongly believes that kids are getting cheated, and that this person or this policy stands in the way of these kids getting a good education. "and therefore, i will do anything to eliminate that in whatever means possible." >> rhee's biographer, richard whitmire, traces her passion back to her senior year in college. >> she saw a pbs documentary on teach for america. snd she said, just like a light bulb went off, and said, "this is what i want to do." >> teach for america sent rhee to baltimore. >> my school was one of the lowest performing elementary ho tscs inhat city. the roughest neighborhood in baltimore. home lives of my kids, a mess. drug infestation, prostitution, kids staying up until 11:00, 12:00 at night, watching tv and eating cereal out of a box for dinner. that's the life that my kids had w
this is about educating children. >> who would do that? who would think that that was a good idea, to fire a principal on camera, even if you can't see that principal's face? and i think the answer is just kind of a zealot. someone who so strongly believes that kids are getting cheated, and that this person or this policy stands in the way of these kids getting a good education. "and therefore, i will do anything to eliminate that in whatever means possible." >> rhee's...
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determining success in education. because i'll pick up the paper tomorrow and say charter schools aren't as good as they thought they were." >> right. >> rose: pick up the paper the next day and they'll say vouchers are terrific. >> right. >> rose: then the next day you'll have somebody come back who has a different political view and say no, no, no. >> and that's why the american people are so confused right now. because they hear me say one thing, they hear somebody else say another thing. >> rose: they don't know how to measure. >> that's right. and then they say who's right? i can't figure it out. >> rose: what works and doesn't work. >> so here's what i would say. about d.c., we were only there for three and a half years so did we accomplish everything that we wanted to? absolutely not. did we make significant progress that outsize it had progress of the district has been making before? yes. that's unequivocal. and if you look at the achievement rates of the children, we moved from a situation where about a quart
determining success in education. because i'll pick up the paper tomorrow and say charter schools aren't as good as they thought they were." >> right. >> rose: pick up the paper the next day and they'll say vouchers are terrific. >> right. >> rose: then the next day you'll have somebody come back who has a different political view and say no, no, no. >> and that's why the american people are so confused right now. because they hear me say one thing, they hear...
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he always wanted me to have a higher education. he was about to send me to germany to become a doctor. i wanted to follow my father's wish for me. he was right. always kept telling me that in this world, a young lady will get -- we'll need to get herself educated. the magnetice how pole of the arts through you -- ull of the arts drew you. tell me more about that. >> i was born in actress. since i was four or five years old, after a while, it it turned , nice for my parents and family. ,very time we got together friends and family members, ask her to come in and show us how uncle behaves. i did it a couple of times and they loved it. when my mother told me, your uncle does not want you to do this anymore, and i said, that means i have done a good job. i still remember that. i was born in actress. they could not understand it. .specially my father he passed away a couple of years ago. they could not understand it. , doctor,brothers and i engineer, doctor, engineer. sheep ofr the black the family. still thirsty for your father's love?
he always wanted me to have a higher education. he was about to send me to germany to become a doctor. i wanted to follow my father's wish for me. he was right. always kept telling me that in this world, a young lady will get -- we'll need to get herself educated. the magnetice how pole of the arts through you -- ull of the arts drew you. tell me more about that. >> i was born in actress. since i was four or five years old, after a while, it it turned , nice for my parents and family....
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we have huge problems i just mentioned our education. we've got deficit about other countries have bigger ones. when you look what a magnet this country remains for immigrants. if you look did he spite the slow down our highest levels of education is still the best. if you look at all kinds of strength this country has rule of law infrastructure. i think our problems are imminently fixable. it's easy in a moment like this just to focus on the negatives but there are positive in the u.s. economy. we started to make some progress both on growth and on the deficit. health costs are starting to come down. we're no where near there. no where near there. but i think you can imagine with how we make some good decisions over the next few years and beyond. things really could improve over the next decade or two but it's not guaranteed and that's the important thing. >> rose: going off on a tangent for a second. we all are affected by what happens in europe. what's happening in europe. >> we're seeing a austerity be date too much of a focus on nea
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what if you could fund education, save taxpayers money and make a profit? we're going to look at a unique experiment in improvin america's schools. >>> more americans are falling behind on paying loans and a weak job growth and incomes are getting the blame. consumer delateness has grown. the largest increases in payments that were 30 days late or more were in personal loans, home improvement loans and auto loans. >>> the fourth education summit is underway now in new york city that brings together leaders in government, education, business to find fresh ways to fund and improve america's public schools. a novel apprch, a new investment vehicle called social impact bonds. jane well complains how they work and how they could turn a profit. ♪ peanut butter, we like peanut butter ♪ >> some invest in funds and some invest in preschool, millions of dollars to fund preschools. gold man doesn't just want to give money, it wants to make money. >> the transaction, the first time its ever invested directly in the actual program, the actual education services itse
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he says that higher education is in a state of crisis. for public universities alone is in a state of inflation making it unaffordable for many. right now, we have this one size fits all system and students want to have a chance to work and study a broad. they want to have a chance to learn online. this is a place where we say how do we build into the curriculum? >> theyee this as an alternative to college. >> i see them as an alternative to college at 18. but having a college degree at some point in your life is still the best insurance of getting higher saries over the course of your life time. >> even so, more and more of these are popping up. paypal founder started a fellowship to young adults to skip college and focus on entrepreneurs full time. >> and my feeling in school is a nine month residential program in social entrepreneurship. he says these should be encouraged. >> used to be in the united states that apprenticeships used to be very big. and you kind of learned on the job. and this is still true in parts of the world. a lot
he says that higher education is in a state of crisis. for public universities alone is in a state of inflation making it unaffordable for many. right now, we have this one size fits all system and students want to have a chance to work and study a broad. they want to have a chance to learn online. this is a place where we say how do we build into the curriculum? >> theyee this as an alternative to college. >> i see them as an alternative to college at 18. but having a college...
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educate a girl, you educate the whole family. you educate a generation. you educate all the other coming children. >> in launching the malala fund, she shows a determination to turn this terrible experience into something positive. quite courage and resolution have turned a 15-year-old schoolgirl into a powerful, global symbol of the right of girls to be educated. >> she said god has given her a second life and she will use it well. >> what an extraordinary young woman. as she continues to recover, today the taliban are the focus of talks in london between the leaders of pakistan and afghanistan. the goal is to create a more stable environment for when nato forces leave afghanistan in 2014. the mission is to get the taliban to negotiate peace, but what are the chances? >> 12 years into a war that has cost 440 british lives, the prime minister invited the leaders of both afghanistan and pakistan to talk about the threats facing them all. >> the united kingdom will continue to stand firmly behind both countries as they work togethe
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education 1.2%. a slight bit of improvement in 2011 and 2012 as we headed toward the presidential race your in 2011, we went to .22%. in 2012, january through may, .25%. so we got closer to the white house. it went of just a bit weird but it is still -- it went up just a bit. but millions of americans are trapped in a segment so many skill. and i were pushing to answer questions about poverty. i am not exactly sure. you think it starts to change. i think we are all in the same boat right now, in terms of what is needed. unless you're are in the very top, you need [indiscernible] news struck before the poverty numbers came out in september. , emmanuel scions and thomas pick any, releasing a report showing you had gotten gains since the recovery. 95% of all gains in 2000 and top -- in 2009 went to the numeral one percent. -- top 1%. i have been waiting to see is people starting to see us in that, boat. vote.that common you talk about it all the time. talking about needing better jobs and better wages.
education 1.2%. a slight bit of improvement in 2011 and 2012 as we headed toward the presidential race your in 2011, we went to .22%. in 2012, january through may, .25%. so we got closer to the white house. it went of just a bit weird but it is still -- it went up just a bit. but millions of americans are trapped in a segment so many skill. and i were pushing to answer questions about poverty. i am not exactly sure. you think it starts to change. i think we are all in the same boat right now,...
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but that will just educated guesswork and don't expect governments to be forth coming about that. >> let me ask you briefly as the u.n. goes back into session to look at sanctions, what more can be done at this point? >> very little on an international scale. in 2009 they came out with some very good sanctions, but it didn't really influence the north koreans' actions. i don't think there's any marginal addition to the sanctions that are in place. they're going to call on the north koreans to blink, if you will. very little from an international point of view. necessary but won't produce an outcome. >> brown: ambassador jack pritchard and james acton, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: we have more about today's nuclear test on our web site, including a dispatch on reaction in seoul, south korea, from our partner global post, plus links to previous newshour stories on north korea. and still to come on the newshour, white house spokesman jay carney; palm oil production in malaysia; osama bin laden's killer; plus, shields and brooks. but first, the other news of the d
but that will just educated guesswork and don't expect governments to be forth coming about that. >> let me ask you briefly as the u.n. goes back into session to look at sanctions, what more can be done at this point? >> very little on an international scale. in 2009 they came out with some very good sanctions, but it didn't really influence the north koreans' actions. i don't think there's any marginal addition to the sanctions that are in place. they're going to call on the north...
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more money for arts education. money to put in place a whole raft educational reforms that are general assemblies in passing but hasn't been able to fund. and money to create accountability. so web site where you could go and see how every single dollar is spent so they're hoping that by having this laundry list of things the money is going to people will feel more comfortable than using just a blank check for education. >> ifill: enrique cerna let's go back to washington state because there is another measure which actually completely comes out of what we just heard. a report in new york which paul solman will tell us more about tomorrow night, this is this idea of creating i'm sorry i'm blanking out on what it is, on the minimum. $15 minute -- minimum wage. >> $15 minimum wage. >> washington state already has the highest minimum wage of any state in the country. over $9 an hour, i believe it's $9.19 an hour this would-- this would apply to ctac which is a community-- sea tac, a community of about 12,000, right ar
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i mean, i see schools and education taken seriously for one thing. a few gadgets, not an emphasize on electronics which is surprising, and teachers of course held in high steam. >> right. and i think those things are related. so when all of these countries were up against an economic crises at some point and for various reasons, partly luck, partly intentional, they decided to get serious about education and they decided they needed to be rigorous for the teachers and the students and everyone involved. once you do that, it makes more sense to shut down your teacher training colleges and reopen them in the most elite universities in the land and it makes sense to give your children challenging, demanding work, the kind our kids don't get in math and science. >> that is the key question for our audience. what does it mean for the u.s.? having looked at this, what do you conclude that we're not doing right or as well as we could? >> i'm actually very happiful. i came back here more hopeful than when i left. we're against an economic crises as well and
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some companies promote them as educational. but that's met some resistance, including from an advocacy group called the "campaign for a commercial-free childhood". it filed a complaint yesterday, asking the federal trade commission to step in. to tell us about the phenomenon and the debate, we turn to dr. michael rich, director of the center on media and child health at boston children's hospital and an associate professor of pediatrics at harvard medical school. welcome to you. first, tell us about the world of apps for very young children. how much is out there, and what range of activities and experiences is offered? >> well, there are many, many apps out there for children, and they grow exponentially, really over just days, it seems, because what people have discovered is that a smartphone with an engaging app will keep their child busy and quiet in a restaurant or in a waiting area for-- in an airport, et cetera. so i think what we found is a very convenient electronic baby-sitter. >> brown: glou take us into the dispute,
some companies promote them as educational. but that's met some resistance, including from an advocacy group called the "campaign for a commercial-free childhood". it filed a complaint yesterday, asking the federal trade commission to step in. to tell us about the phenomenon and the debate, we turn to dr. michael rich, director of the center on media and child health at boston children's hospital and an associate professor of pediatrics at harvard medical school. welcome to you....
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many states were using stimulus money to support educational programs. in chicago, we were using it for our preschool program. if we don't have that money next year, we will have to cut the number of children that we serve. >> reporter: illinois is not alone. at least ten states have already cut spending for early education, with more certain to follow. >> woodruff: a postscript to john's report: since this piece aired in april 2011, state spending on pre-school seems to have declined, however, this year many governors are promising to increase funding for pre-school programs. and one of the people john interviewed, barbara bowman, stepped down last year as head of the chicago public schools early childhood programs. >> brown: and we return to politics as lawmakers on capitol hill begin to discuss ways to address the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the united states. margaret warner has our look. >> warner: it was the senate's opening hearing on the new push for immigration reform and the emotions around the issue surfaced early, a
many states were using stimulus money to support educational programs. in chicago, we were using it for our preschool program. if we don't have that money next year, we will have to cut the number of children that we serve. >> reporter: illinois is not alone. at least ten states have already cut spending for early education, with more certain to follow. >> woodruff: a postscript to john's report: since this piece aired in april 2011, state spending on pre-school seems to have...
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programs for education in stem are extremely important. i'm currently working on a project called inspire stem usa, coalition with corporate partners and nonprofits to work on that pipeline for stem education and working with immigration plans to make sure that we are building these jobs and building the education for these students, minority students here in the united states. it's definitely something that is needed i think that all corporate companies are starting to look more for diversity in their stem career field. >> it's so true. we're shipping all those tech jobs overseas, they're gone. as of about -- all in india and china. why not bring them back to the united states. >> there are so many ways which we can get young people involved. my 9-year-old, for example, loves lego robotics, he's coding already. i would say, there is a change in this notion of blackness and intelligence not going together. i think right now, i was talk to my 16-year-old. i had to ask him that wasn't the case. i remember those days. i think that people are
programs for education in stem are extremely important. i'm currently working on a project called inspire stem usa, coalition with corporate partners and nonprofits to work on that pipeline for stem education and working with immigration plans to make sure that we are building these jobs and building the education for these students, minority students here in the united states. it's definitely something that is needed i think that all corporate companies are starting to look more for diversity...
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and my mother was one of the first advocates for special education and appropriate home services for children with disabilities. so i come at this naturally and also enjoy a really long, wonderful career advocating for women and families. >> women's issues are important to lujan grisham. >> job creation and the economy, these are women's issues. we're often the last line of the economic security for our families, we're still fighting for equal pay, it affects our ability to do education and child care. and in my situation where i've got an adult daughter who's going back to college and a mother who lives with me, i'm her caretaker, that dealing with the caring of our aging parents, these are all economic security issues for women and their families. >> lujan grisham believes in zero tolerance when it comes to the erosion of women's reproductive rights. >> it's time to start by making sure that we never allow the debate or any of those issues to occur like they did with the war on women in congress ever again. it is clear that many of the economic policies, and getting job creating an
and my mother was one of the first advocates for special education and appropriate home services for children with disabilities. so i come at this naturally and also enjoy a really long, wonderful career advocating for women and families. >> women's issues are important to lujan grisham. >> job creation and the economy, these are women's issues. we're often the last line of the economic security for our families, we're still fighting for equal pay, it affects our ability to do...
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educators met -- with archbishop william lori. we have close to 2000 people in the same room who come together for the same purpose. to educate children and shared gospel values. >> it refreshes them and gets them back into the swing of things. >> we all have that summer is over feeling. when you listen to the speakers and the energy they bring and seeing a the staff and meeting the new friends. >> the eye -- the opportunity is to new people to reacquaint yourself with. i think it engages the community not just at our school system but as part of a larger system. >> the archdiocese is focusing on expanding some of their programs. administrators hope the teachers and staff leave with renewed passion. >> the archdiocese is operating on roughly the same schedule as other public schools. return august 30 six. .- 26 >> lyme disease is 10 times more common than previously reported. in maryland -- maryland is one of the states where many cases are reported. 300,000 americans are actually diagnosed with lyme disease every year. previously
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if the chinese are doubling down on education, we need to double down on education. if the chinese are doubling down on r&d we need to double down on r&d. >> rose: alternative energy sources? >> right, exactly we have to do the same thing. fortunately, we are blessed because, you know, business mark stayed there, bismarck, that protects drunk cards and the united states of america we have been protected by god because we have an energy revolution coming over the next five to ten years, wall street journal says by 20-20 we are the number one exporter of oil in the world. >> rose: absolutely. natural gas revolution. >> rose: no longer dependent on middle east oil. >> no longer dependent on middle east oil and no longer have to worry about whether we are going to send our sons and daughters to the war in the middle east to protect our economic interests over there we have a lot of built in opportunities over here but we are going to have to invest. >> is it true from your experience this politics always the more optimistic candidate wins? >> yes. and that is the truth a
if the chinese are doubling down on education, we need to double down on education. if the chinese are doubling down on r&d we need to double down on r&d. >> rose: alternative energy sources? >> right, exactly we have to do the same thing. fortunately, we are blessed because, you know, business mark stayed there, bismarck, that protects drunk cards and the united states of america we have been protected by god because we have an energy revolution coming over the next five to...
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it was the biggest persecution of educated families. tavis: so at eight years old, you ended up in a dormitory, and you are looking out for your little sister, at the age of age. take me back to the dormitory and tell us how like sort of begins anew for you in this camp, as it were. >> yes. in the beginning, it was really confusing and scary, because we did not have food. the room had no wash basin, no kitchen facility, and we were taken to the soccer field to witnessed the killing of teachers, and we were brainwashed that we were nobody, and we were born with black blood, as part parents were called that. >> what becomes your daily routine when you are 8 years old? 8, 9, 10? >> the first few months was chaos. we were nobody. then i think about one year later, i was assigned to work in the factory. some of the older kids got sent, but i was too young. i went to a factory, and then later i learned how to be an electrician. manual work. tavis: so when you are a 10, to your point, you are working in the factory, but as i read in your book,
it was the biggest persecution of educated families. tavis: so at eight years old, you ended up in a dormitory, and you are looking out for your little sister, at the age of age. take me back to the dormitory and tell us how like sort of begins anew for you in this camp, as it were. >> yes. in the beginning, it was really confusing and scary, because we did not have food. the room had no wash basin, no kitchen facility, and we were taken to the soccer field to witnessed the killing of...
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and he's a contributing editor to the chronicle of higher education. jeff, just to be a bundantly clear, it didn't get cheaper to go to public college and university in the united states. it just got more expensive more slowly. right? >> exactly. i mean, this is a smallest increase we've seen in a couple of decadees, but of course that's on a larger base. so the percentages seem small but we're still talking about several hundred dollars on the average public college tuition in the united states. >> suarez: prices in the economy went up 1.7% last year. college went up 2.9%. what's been driving the much faster increases in the cost of buying a college education versus the cost of everything else we buy? >> colleges, first of all, are, very personnel heavy. so it requires a lot of people to teach at clnlz, and unlike most other pieces of the economy, where technology has reduced the number of people you need to produce a widget today compared to 1980, you still need one professor to teach 20 students, just like you did in 1980. and the other thing is tha
and he's a contributing editor to the chronicle of higher education. jeff, just to be a bundantly clear, it didn't get cheaper to go to public college and university in the united states. it just got more expensive more slowly. right? >> exactly. i mean, this is a smallest increase we've seen in a couple of decadees, but of course that's on a larger base. so the percentages seem small but we're still talking about several hundred dollars on the average public college tuition in the united...
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and you have a public education system that is being abandoned. and education is a way forward. you have incarceration, you have a declining investment in public infrastructure. so you have, again, this perfect storm where it's like, you're in the city of milwaukee, you're an african american man, and it's almost like you see the jobs of the promised land in the suburbs, but you can't get there. >> bill moyers: you noticed that keith stanley got a job with the city. >> barbara miner: exactly. and that what was so heartbreaking about the attack on the public sector by the republican governor and legislature in wisconsin -- >> bill moyers: governor scott walker. >> barbara miner: governor scott walker, yeah, we'll put a name to it, governor scott walker. because, you know, after the industrialization, the public sector was one of the avenues for a middle-class life, for the african american community in milwaukee. i mean, and you look at the percentages of african americans employed in the city, the county, the schools. and it wasn't just, you know, wages and stability, but they h
and you have a public education system that is being abandoned. and education is a way forward. you have incarceration, you have a declining investment in public infrastructure. so you have, again, this perfect storm where it's like, you're in the city of milwaukee, you're an african american man, and it's almost like you see the jobs of the promised land in the suburbs, but you can't get there. >> bill moyers: you noticed that keith stanley got a job with the city. >> barbara...
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this is the front line in the taliban swore on education. the school is so crowded now, they are outside sitting in the mud. the older girls have heard about her. she is a role model for many. because she speaks out, we're concealing her identity. >> we will get our education. we're not scared of these people. we will study with great determination. >> how the field of the people bomb your school? >> it should be building schools and bringing peace to pakistan. instead they destroy them. schools should be billed for girls everywhere. -- built for girls everywhere. th-- at the nearby boys primary they study in the shadow of their former school which was reduced to rubble in december. the damage done here was a man's. there were three bombs planted in the brought the building to the ground. what i am standing on is the roof of the school. what mattered 60 boys used to come to classes here but 40 have not -- 160 voyage used to come to classes here. 40 have not returned. their parents are too afraid to send them. in a country where spending on e
this is the front line in the taliban swore on education. the school is so crowded now, they are outside sitting in the mud. the older girls have heard about her. she is a role model for many. because she speaks out, we're concealing her identity. >> we will get our education. we're not scared of these people. we will study with great determination. >> how the field of the people bomb your school? >> it should be building schools and bringing peace to pakistan. instead they...
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all of these issues that you are talking about, things that deal with education. the pass this in the house. i think there is plenty of frustration with the u.s. senate. >> the perception around the world is that america has become ungovernable. it cannot get small things done without a fight. >> well, sometimes we do have a difference of opinion and we do have these fights that if you will our discussions and having a democracy can be messy business at times. lawmaking can be messy. we have a time where we have those on both sides, the political spectrum, those in the middle and finding that common ground is more difficult because our fiscal house is in order. >> what do you think the chances are that america can tackle the things it needs to do not only in terms of the fiscal challenges but the biggest challenges that it faces over the next few years? >> well, i am frustrated. it seems as though the congress is dysfunctional. that we arek tackling the big issues. at 14% of gdp, we cannot be a globally competitive economy and we cannot invest in the human infrast
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to further raise education, but was brutally murdered. the man who committed the crime is now committed to psychiatric hospital. >> there is conceivably a time found able to be released back into society. i don't think it will be any time soon, but that is always one of the concerns with a disposition like this. >> he admitted to attacking the man with an axe while he was sleeping, dismembered the body, and he is hard. and he ate his heart. police located the remaining body parts inside a dumpster in the church parking lot. the prosecutor is not only disturbed by the crime, but also what happened before and after the murder. planning that went into the commission and the planning that went into disposal of the evidence and the cleaning up, aside from what you all heard about the disposal of the body parts in the dumpster, and the room had been painted. >> a family friend of the victim told a judge he was a got the young man with a strong family background. -- was a godly young man with a strong family background. the victim's uncle said t
to further raise education, but was brutally murdered. the man who committed the crime is now committed to psychiatric hospital. >> there is conceivably a time found able to be released back into society. i don't think it will be any time soon, but that is always one of the concerns with a disposition like this. >> he admitted to attacking the man with an axe while he was sleeping, dismembered the body, and he is hard. and he ate his heart. police located the remaining body parts...
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this evening our focus is on education, on something known as tuition equity. it has to do with how much undocumented students should pay to go to college. should they get the same in-state tuition discount that their classmates receive? it is not part of education legislation now stalled in congress, so many states are tackling the issue on their own. new jersey is one of them. "newshour" correspondent rick carr reports. >> reporter: according to the law, cynthia cruz is an undocumented immigrant, a mexican citizen living in the united states. according to cruz, new jersey is home because it's where her parents brought her when she wasn't even 2 years old, and mexico is very far away. >> i don't remember anything about it. i don't remember how it looks. i don't remember where i lived, where i was born, anything. all i know is the american culture. >> reporter: cruz says american culture taught her that the key to success is education. so after high school, she went to a law school community college, and then last fall to rutgers, new jersey's flagship public u
this evening our focus is on education, on something known as tuition equity. it has to do with how much undocumented students should pay to go to college. should they get the same in-state tuition discount that their classmates receive? it is not part of education legislation now stalled in congress, so many states are tackling the issue on their own. new jersey is one of them. "newshour" correspondent rick carr reports. >> reporter: according to the law, cynthia cruz is an...
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the fastest-growing sector of american education. with two million students now enrolled in more than 5,000 such institutions across the u.s. bridgeport academy middle school in bridgeport connecticut is one of them. like traditional public schools, it receives per-pupil funds from the state of connecticut. but it is allowed to operate independently from the local district and uses a blind lottery for enrollment. the school is part of the larger nonprofit achievement first network of 22 charters along the east coast serving mainly low-income minority students. >> what is the word for a gas... reporter: at bridgeport academy middle school the ultimate goal is to close the so-called achievement gap betweenich and poor students. its principal is morgan barth. >> bridgeport is on the bottom end of connecticut which has the biggest achievement gap in the country. our kids are great. they come to school with some really heart-breaking deficits in their academic skills. on averagewe a fifth grader coms to our school at least two or three gr
the fastest-growing sector of american education. with two million students now enrolled in more than 5,000 such institutions across the u.s. bridgeport academy middle school in bridgeport connecticut is one of them. like traditional public schools, it receives per-pupil funds from the state of connecticut. but it is allowed to operate independently from the local district and uses a blind lottery for enrollment. the school is part of the larger nonprofit achievement first network of 22...
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we're pretty educated but not too much. immigrants are either not very educate order very educated. so they actually compliment complement us and create jobs. voters don't always know that. that is a hard concept to explain to people but that's why we need law make ares and advocates who can make that case to people in the coming months. immigrants help create jobs. they don't take jobs from americans. >> certainly this will be topic a for a while. thank you so much for coming on our program, tamar jacobby. >> susie: when it comes to drugs, the generic pharmaceuticals business has been on fire as more and more insurers move customers to generic medicine as a way to trim healthcare costs. one of the beneficiaries has been watson pharmaceuticals. ruben ramirez reports. >> reporter: watson pharmaceuticals has a new name and a new logo. the world's third-largest generic drug maker changed its name to actavis, a company watson bought last fall. c.e.o. paul bisaro says its no stranger to growth through acquisitions. >> in the short-term we'll be looking for add-on acquisitions whether it'
we're pretty educated but not too much. immigrants are either not very educate order very educated. so they actually compliment complement us and create jobs. voters don't always know that. that is a hard concept to explain to people but that's why we need law make ares and advocates who can make that case to people in the coming months. immigrants help create jobs. they don't take jobs from americans. >> certainly this will be topic a for a while. thank you so much for coming on our...
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angeles program bringing parents back to the classroom to help them stay involved in their children's education. >> ( translated ): i want to learn more every day. i want to use what i learn to help my kids at home, be like an additional teacher at home. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the people who built the government's health care web site pointed the finger today at the government. the contractors told a house hearing they tested their own components, but that the department of health an
angeles program bringing parents back to the classroom to help them stay involved in their children's education. >> ( translated ): i want to learn more every day. i want to use what i learn to help my kids at home, be like an additional teacher at home. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that...
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system from early learning all the way through our higher education so people have access to opportunity. >> elected to congress this year. she says the way to encourage women in politics and business is to make good role models. >> many women have really looked to see what other women are doing and understand that that's possible. i was fortunate to have a mother who felt like anything was possible and so i always felt like anything was possible that gave me the confidence to pursue my interests. >> that's it for this special edition of "to the contrary." please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe or @tothecontrary and check our website, where the discussion continues. whether you agree or think, to the contrary, please join us next time. >> funding for "to the contrary" provedy: by: the cornell douglas foundation committed to encouraging stewardship of thehehenvironmen, land conservation, watershed protection and eliminating harmful chemicals. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation. the wallace genetic foundation and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. for a copy of "to
system from early learning all the way through our higher education so people have access to opportunity. >> elected to congress this year. she says the way to encourage women in politics and business is to make good role models. >> many women have really looked to see what other women are doing and understand that that's possible. i was fortunate to have a mother who felt like anything was possible and so i always felt like anything was possible that gave me the confidence to...
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how are we going to fix bridges, how are we going to educate children or do research. i mean there is no money to do it, judy. we won't tax the middle class to provide it. and we won't cut other programs that are eating up all the funds. >> we're glad of two you are here to help us understand it all. >> and to cheer you up. >> woodruff: cheer us up. happy new year. mark shields, david brooks, thank you. and and mark and david keep up the talk on the "doubleheader," recorded in our newsroom. that will be posted at the top of the rundown later tonight. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: u.s. employers added another 155,000 jobs in december, but the unemployment rate stayed at 7.8%. the food and drug administration proposed the most far-reaching food safety rules in decades. and congress approved the first installment of aid for the victims of hurricane sandy. online, we look at how u.s. arts institutions are embracing digital technologies. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: have you ever live-tweeted during an opera? a study by the pew research c
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others point to our inferior infrastructure and subpar public education. but, adam segal senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and author of "advantage" says the big problem is others are gaining ground. >> we have been running in place for the last three or four years because of the recession, spending on r&d, and big ideas seem to be fairly scarce. while china just continues to funnel more and more money into it. >> reporter: still many argue the u.s. will always be extremely competitive because we are the most innovative place in the world. what better place to witness innovation at work here at ibm in westchester county new york. this is the home of watson, big blue's super computer. watson was clever enough to beat jeopardy champions at their own game just a few years ago. now, i.b.m. researchers are working on new uses for the brianiac computer, particularly in the field of medicine. bernie meyerson calls himself i.b.m.'s head geek. he says innovation is critical for companies and societies to survive and thrive. and, yes, there is a magi
others point to our inferior infrastructure and subpar public education. but, adam segal senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and author of "advantage" says the big problem is others are gaining ground. >> we have been running in place for the last three or four years because of the recession, spending on r&d, and big ideas seem to be fairly scarce. while china just continues to funnel more and more money into it. >> reporter: still many argue the u.s....